The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 18, 2008

GOVERNMENT

POLICY: ‘More States must enact SEZ Acts’
New Delhi, Oct. 17 State Governments must take a proactive approach and enact SEZ Acts at their level to boost investments in such zones, Mr L.B. Singhal, Director-General of the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES), ...

POLITICS: Move to offer affordable rental homes in Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct. 17 The Mumbai Metropolitan Development Authority has undertaken an ambitious project to provide 5 lakh houses in the metropolitan region for the middle and lower middle class on a rental basis, the Chief Minister, Mr ...

POLITICS: Reddy fiat to officials on fertilisers
Hyderabad, Oct. 17 The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, directed officials to make available sufficient stocks of fertilisers and ensure its smooth distribution to needy farmers across ...

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